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Tweeting turns serious, teen girl stabbed in Bayard Sunday

Alleged aggressor made good on her tweeted threats

By Susan Dunlap

sdunlap@scsun-news.com on Twitter @SCSunNews

Posted:
02/19/2014 06:22:58 PM MST

SILVER CITY >> An argument that started on the social media site Twitter ended with a 17-year-old Bayard girl being stabbed in the early morning hours of Sunday. Another girl, also 17, is suspected in the stabbing. Both girls were tweeting threatening comments to each other prior to the incident. One girl allegedly made good on her tweeted threats and stabbed the victim, according to Lt. Willy Kerin of the Bayard Police Department.

"Social media is going to be the death of us all," Lt. Kerin said.

The victim was treated at Gila Regional Medical Center for three-to-four stab wounds to her left hand and a small stab wound to her lower abdomen, under her belly button. None of the wounds were life threatening.

Bayard Police went to Gila Regional around 4 a.m. to investigate the stabbing after the victim walked into Gila Regional complaining of the stab wounds.

Neither the victim, nor the suspect have been named because they are juveniles. The girl accused of the stabbing was arrested by Bayard Police and transported to a Las Cruces juvenile detention center, where she is still being held until she is arraigned in 3rd Judicial District Court. She has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a fourth degree felony.